Cape to Cabot: Course

Description

Cape Spear, the start, is at the top of the map. The finish, at Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill, is at the middle on the left.

The race runs from the Cape Spear National Historic Site parking lot, along the Cape, and climbs to the height of land between the Cape and the village of Blackhead.

After leaving Blackhead, the race heads in a southerly direction climbing to the ridge before Freshwater Bay. Leaving Freshwater Bay, there is a long climb to the highest point in the race atop the Southside Hills.

Racing through the community of Shea Heights, you descend to sea level and reach the bottom of the Southside Hills on Blackhead Road. Then turn right onto Southside Road and run about 500 m to a turn-around necessary to make the course exactly 20 km.

Coming back, you turn right and cross the Waterford River onto Water Street, the oldest street in North America, and head toward the Harbour.

Turn onto Harbour Drive and run along the historic waterfront. Turn up Prescott and immediately right onto Water all the way to the end. Then it's up steep Temperance Street to reach the bottom of Signal Hill Road and begin the final climb to Cabot Tower!

Course Services

Water/Gatoradde: 5k, 10k, 15k, 18k
Clothing Drop: 5k, 10k, 15k, 18k
First Aid: 5k, 10k, 15k, 18k
Toilets: 5k, 10k, 15k, Finish
Finish Line Snack & Water
Finisher's Medals
Kit Return to Finish

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October Weather

Temperature
Daily Avg: 6.9 ^oC
Avg Daily Max: 10.5 ^oC
Avg Daily Min: 3.3 ^oC
Extreme Max: 24.6 ^oC
Extreme Min: -5.6 ^oC
Days Max < 0 ^oC: 0
Days Max > 10 ^oC: 14.9
Days Min > 0 ^oC: 25.3
Days Min < -2 ^oC: 1.8

Wind
Avg Speed: 22.7 km/hr
Max Hourly: 103 km/hr
Max Gust: 153 km/hr
Days > 52 km/hr: 4.3
Days > 63 km/hr: 1.2
Wind Direction: SW

Precipitation
Avg Monthly Rain: 158.9 mm
Avg Monthly Snow: 2.9 cm
Max Daily Rain: 100.8 mm
Max Daily Snow: 19.8 cm
Days Rain > 5 mm: 7.8
Days Snow > 5 cm: 0.13 cm

Wind Chill
Max Chill: -11.8 ^oC
Days Chill < -20 ^oC: 0

Humidex
Max Rating: 29.8 ^oC
Days > 30 ^oC: 0

Course Time Limit

3 Hours, 9 mins/km pace
Runners not reaching Southside Road by 10:05 (125 mins) will be asked to leave the course and offered a ride to the finish.

Course Layout

Downtown Details

Elevation

This is the profile for the test run in 2006. For the certified 20 km course a 1 km out and back was added on the flat on Southside Road.

The graph below is the MotionBased™ view of the same route drawn to the scale used within that service. It looks scary! But the vertical scale is actually exaggerated compared to the horizontal.